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Photograph of people gambling at the roulette table, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950
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Archival Collection
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Program for "Pour Vous" at the Lido, Paris, France, 1961
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Archival Collection
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A program for the show "Pour Vous" at Lido in Paris. Includes historical information about the Lido and photographs of performers and performances.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
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Bob McCaffery Collection on the Save the Hughes Flying Boat Campaign
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The Bob McCaffery Collection on the Save the Hughes Flying Boat Campaign (1980-1983) documents efforts by activists to preserve the plane from destruction and its subsequent acquisition by the Aero Club of Southern California in 1980. The collection contains photographs and newspaper clippings about the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat nicknamed the "Spruce Goose" from the 1980s.
Archival Collection
Letter from UNLV President Carol C. Harter to Jon Cobain and Ruth
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Archival Collection
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Letter from UNLV President Carol C. Harter to Jon Cobain and Ruth about their attendance at the Campaign Launch Dinner and the Invent the Future Campaign.
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Horden-Graglia Family Photographs
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The Horden-Graglia Family Photographs depict the Horden-Graglia Family in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1910 to 1941. The photographs primarily depict Joseph and Frances Graglia and their children John and Anne. The photographs also depict historical buildings, including the Hotel National, the Pair o’ Dice Nite Club, the Union Hotel, and the Las Vegas School. The photographs also include Elinor Horden, who performed as a showgirl in Las Vegas in the 1950s.
Archival Collection
Estralita C. Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Estralita Williams conducted by B. Leon Green on February 13, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Estralita Williams discusses being raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, her family, life in the historic neighborhood the Westside, segregation, and working at the Economic Opportunity Board.
Archival Collection
Wengert Family Photographs
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The Wengert Family Photographs (1890-1966) depict the lives of the Wengert family. In addition are materials focusing on day-to-day activities such as holiday celebrations, family milestones, and some Southern Nevada Power Company employees. Although there are chronological gaps in the materials, particularly in the early years of Cyril and Lottie’s lives, the images provide historical documentation of this Las Vegas family.
Archival Collection